Hurricane Michael

Investors were trying to react to mixed news from The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE: TRV) on Tuesday as the insurer reported earnings that beat Wall Street estimates — even with higher claims losses from a major hurricane and wildfires. The company also said Tuesday it plans to reduce...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a report each month outlining the employment landscape. After a weather-induced slowdown last month due to Hurricane Michael, numbers are rising again.  What Happened The October U.S. employment report demonstrated a strong rebound in hiring, with a...

Industrial output continued to push ahead in September, signaling that one of the key drivers of freight demand remained solid at the end of the 3rd quarter. Production was restrained slightly by the impact from Hurricane Florence, but not enough to prevent growth in the sector from reaching a near...

The red-hot oil market cooled this week, as a stock market sell-off weighed on both WTI and Brent crude prices after they hit multi-year highs last week. Here’s a look at the latest key numbers from the oil market and some of the headlines that were moving oil prices this week. Weekly Reports...

Photo: Mexico Beach, Florida after Hurricane Michael — SevereStudios/John Humphress JP Hampstead and John Kingston contributed to this story. Areas of flooding and widespread debris from Hurricane Michael have blocked or closed roads along the Florida Panhandle, but it hasn't stopped...

U.S. stocks experienced their worst two-day stretch in years this week, with the Dow dropping 1,200 points on Wednesday and Thursday. Fears over the international trade war, rising rate hikes, the impact of Hurricane Michael, the upcoming U.S. midterm elections and a potentially disappointing Q3...

Monstrous Hurricane Michael strengthened to a super-destructive Category 4 storm overnight, still taking aim at the northern coast of Florida today. Here's the latest as of 5 a.m. EDT Wednesday: • Location: 140 miles SW of Panama City, Florida • Maximum sustained winds: 140 mph (CAT...

Hurricane Michael is not letting up. It went from a Category 1 on Monday to a Category 2 by Tuesday morning. As it picks up speed through the Gulf of Mexico it's forecast to strengthen to a Category 3 with the help of warmer-than-normal waters. At 8 o'clock Tuesday morning (EDT) the eye of...